McLaren has unveiled its 2019 Formula One race car, named MCL34. As with the 2018 car, the covers were taken off at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, UK.
What sort of comments? I am on vacation and I don't have too much time to check on F1 newsXero wrote: ↑03 Aug 2019, 16:12Yeah, I think it's just refinements and variations. You can tell from the material surrounding the offset (looks rubbery) that it should deform around the joint inside. I'm sure they will keep testing more radical concepts of it with a view to next year too. Next year's car could be very adventurous judging by their comments recently.
Seidl being quoted as saying that he's pushing the team to take more risks for next year's car with the implication being that the Mcl34 for all its pace advantage was a very conservative yet well executed design; and that they're looking for a buffer in the WCC to shift all resources towards 2020 as soon as possible.Emag wrote: ↑03 Aug 2019, 20:33What sort of comments? I am on vacation and I don't have too much time to check on F1 newsXero wrote: ↑03 Aug 2019, 16:12Yeah, I think it's just refinements and variations. You can tell from the material surrounding the offset (looks rubbery) that it should deform around the joint inside. I'm sure they will keep testing more radical concepts of it with a view to next year too. Next year's car could be very adventurous judging by their comments recently.
On the other hand, they have one year before the new regulations kick in... Why not go for it and really be aggressive / daring in their design choices... It may not provide the desired results, but if the board thinks that is worth the gamble and that finishing 4th again or 7th is the same for them... Then, why not?FittingMechanics wrote:Seidl is saying that the team probably cannot reach the top without taking a risk. While that is probably true, it is also very risky as you may end up worse. Not sure if that is the best approach here, it's good to have McLaren consolidate their 4th best team for a couple of years and attempt to bridge the gap conventionally. That being said, if they want to win then this is not enough.
Team that probably should go as risky as possible is Williams. They missed the boat for this season and need something radical to catch up.
Yeah, I think that this is the main reason. No one in McLaren is aiming to be 4th best, they want to be back at the front, when you look at it that way, taking risks is necessary. This was why they went with Honda in the first place.SmallSoldier wrote: ↑05 Aug 2019, 17:13On the other hand, they have one year before the new regulations kick in... Why not go for it and really be aggressive / daring in their design choices... It may not provide the desired results, but if the board thinks that is worth the gamble and that finishing 4th again or 7th is the same for them... Then, why not?FittingMechanics wrote:Seidl is saying that the team probably cannot reach the top without taking a risk. While that is probably true, it is also very risky as you may end up worse. Not sure if that is the best approach here, it's good to have McLaren consolidate their 4th best team for a couple of years and attempt to bridge the gap conventionally. That being said, if they want to win then this is not enough.
Team that probably should go as risky as possible is Williams. They missed the boat for this season and need something radical to catch up.
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M840TR wrote: ↑05 Aug 2019, 01:12Seidl being quoted as saying that he's pushing the team to take more risks for next year's car with the implication being that the Mcl34 for all its pace advantage was a very conservative yet well executed design; and that they're looking for a buffer in the WCC to shift all resources towards 2020 as soon as possible.Emag wrote: ↑03 Aug 2019, 20:33What sort of comments? I am on vacation and I don't have too much time to check on F1 newsXero wrote: ↑03 Aug 2019, 16:12Yeah, I think it's just refinements and variations. You can tell from the material surrounding the offset (looks rubbery) that it should deform around the joint inside. I'm sure they will keep testing more radical concepts of it with a view to next year too. Next year's car could be very adventurous judging by their comments recently.
What is this?
A catalogue of the type of upgrades introduced through out the first half of the season.
